Month: January 2023
ABC National News
South Florida migrant encounters up 400%, Border Patrol says
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials in South Florida have seen a 400% increase in migrant encounters this fiscal year compared to the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Raul [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: House narrowly agrees to adjourn to day 3 after more failed speaker votes
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is in a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First lady Jill Biden to have small lesion found during skin cancer screening removed ‘in an abundance of caution’
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden will undergo a dermatological procedure next week to remove a small lesion found during a “routine skin cancer screening,” White House officials said. The lesion is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Second person found dead as California county faces major flooding
Ashley Cooper/Getty Images (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A second body was discovered outside of a vehicle on Wednesday, as authorities attempted to recover vehicles that washed away due to the flooding in Sacramento County over the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Donald Trump’s McCarthy endorsement a non-factor in GOP speaker standoff
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Kevin McCarthy faced Day 2 of his struggle to become House speaker, he got an enthusiastic vote of confidence from Donald Trump. The former president did more [Read More…]
ABC Health News
USPS is allowed to continue delivering abortion pills, Justice Department says
Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States Postal Service can deliver prescribed abortion medication, even in states where abortion access is severely restricted, the Department of Justice announced. The department’s Office [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Walter White (Cheddar): Bryan Cranston to reprise ‘Breaking Bad’ role in Super Bowl ad
AMC/Ursula Coyote Time to cook: Walter White is coming back. No, not in another spin-off to the Emmy magnet Breaking Bad, but reportedly in an ad for this year’s Super Bowl. The man himself — [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ to fly past ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to become 2022’s highest-grossing film
20th Century Studios – Paramount Pictures The blue-skinned people of Pandora have done what no Russian MiG ever could: They’ve shot down Maverick. Specifically, Deadline reports the long-awaited Avatar: The Way of Water will become [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rick Singer, mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal, sentenced to 42 months in prison
Jason Marz/Getty Images Rick Singer, mastermind of the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues that involved Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon to 42 months in prison. Singer [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 04 at 4:37PM MST until January 04 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… Areas of light snow will linger into the evening, but little additional accumulation is expected. Although weather conditions are slowly improving, road conditions may [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mastermind of ‘Varsity Blues’ college cheating scandal sentenced to 42 months
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (BOSTON) — William “Rick” Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will [Read More…]
ABC National News
What are atmospheric rivers? How climate change impacts the storms they produce
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California has been experiencing a weather whiplash in the form of extreme floods that contrast a decadeslong megadrought that has plagued the region, and climate change [Read More…]
ABC National News
Death in the Dorms: Inside the shocking murder of 21-year-old UCLA student Andrea DelVesco
ABC News Studios (LOS ANGELES) — Westwood, the picturesque Los Angeles neighborhood home to UCLA, is the “perfect college town,” according to one student. “It’s beautiful. It feels safe.” But one morning in September 2015, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
When was the longest it took to elect a speaker of the House?
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The vote to elect a House speaker in the new Congress is in its second day — the first time that has happened in a century — as Republican leader [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: House breaks again after McCarthy loses six speaker votes
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership standoff is in a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who is Byron Donalds, latest GOP protest nominee against McCarthy’s speaker bid
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donalds was nominated on Wednesday as the latest protest nominee from within the GOP as leader Kevin McCarthy continues to struggle to win a majority to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Gaetz calls McCarthy a ‘squatter’ in speaker’s office
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The battle between a small but influential group of Republican hardliners and Rep. Kevin McCarthy heated up Tuesday night when Rep. Matt Gaetz accused the House GOP leader of squatting [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Damar Hamlin’s collapse is the latest in history of medical emergencies in sports
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images (CINCINNATI, Ohio) — Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in critical condition after he collapsed Monday night during a [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition moving in ‘positive direction’: Family spokesperson
Dylan Buell/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Doctors told family members Wednesday morning that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s condition is moving in a “positive direction” after collapsing two days ago from cardiac arrest during a game [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wednesday’ breaks another record for Netflix as ‘Knives Out’ sequel scores #1 on streamer’s movie chart
Netflix Wednesday continued working its ratings magic for Netflix over the New Year’s weekend. The streaming service says the show starring Jenna Ortega managed to break another Netflix record by spending six consecutive weeks on [Read More…]